QUETTA: Balochistan government on Tuesday announced lockdown across the province to contain coronavirus spread.

According to a notification issued by the Home and Tribal Affairs Department of the provincial administration, Section 144 of the Pakistan Penal Code has bee imposed across the province.

The decision is necessary to ensure public safety, conserve lives, and maintain peace and tranquillity in the province of Balochistan, read the notification.

According to the notification, the order would remain in force in the entire Balochistan with effect from 12:00pm on Tuesday till 12:00pm, 7 April 2020, unless modified.

Federal interior ministry has also approved the deployment of army troops in the province.